Where does “radio” come from?

radio (French) comes from French radiotélégraphiste, from French télégraphiste, from French télégraphe, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin.

radio (French): radio, tuner

Definitions

radio, tuner

Ancestry of “radio”, step by step

radio traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French radiotélégraphiste

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	radiotélégraphiste	radiotelegraphist
2	French	télégraphiste	telegraphist
3	French	télégraphe	telegraph
4	French	télé-	tele-
5	Ancient Greek	τῆλε	far off, afar, far away
6	Latin	commūnicāre	—
7	Latin	commūnis	common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
8	Old Latin	com(m)oinis	—
9	Proto-Italic	kommoinis	common
10	Proto-Indo-European	ḱom-moy-ni-	held in common
11	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
12	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13	Middle English	kyt	—
14	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15	Old High German	kuti	—
16	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
17	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin

via French radiodiffusion

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	radiodiffusion	broadcasting
2	French	diffusion	broadcasting, showing; dissemination, diffusion;...
3	Latin	diffusio	spreading out, increase in extent or breadth
4	Latin	diffundō	to diffuse, scatter
5	Latin	fundō	to pour out, shed
6	Latin	fundus	bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰudʰmḗn	bottom
8	Proto-Indo-European	dʰewbʰ-	deep
9	Proto-Indo-European	dʰewh₂-	smoke; mist, haze

via French radiotélégramme

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	radiotélégramme	radiotelegram
2	French	télégramme	telegram

Words derived from “radio”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →